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distress-warrant

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • dĭ-strĕs′wôr′ənt
  • -wŏr′-
  • Received-Pronunciation: /dɪˌstɹɛsˈwɔːɹ.ənt/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /dɪˌstɹesˈwɔːɹ.ənt/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /-ˈwɒɹ-/
  • Canada, General-American: /dɪˌstɹɛsˈwoɹ.ənt/
  • Canada, General-American, standard: /-ˈwoɹ-/ without the cot–caught merger
  • Canada, General-American, cot-caught-merger, dialectal: /-ˈwɑɹ-/
  • Australian: /dɪˌstɹesˈwoːɹ.ənt/
  • Australian: /-ˈwɔɹ-/
  • New-Zealand: /dəˌstɹesˈwoːɹ.ənt/
  • New-Zealand: /-ˈwɒɹ-/
  • Scotland: /dɪˌstɹɛsˈwoɾ.ənt/
  • Scotland: /dɪˌstɹɛsˈwoɾ.ʌnt/
  • Scotland: /-ˈwɔɾ-/
  • India: /ɖɪˌsʈɾɛ(ː)sˈwoːɾ.ant/
  • India: /-ˈwɔːɾ-/ without the cot–caught merger
  • India, cot-caught-merger: /-ˈwɔɾ-/
  • rhymes with -ɔːɹənt
  • rhymes with -ɒɹənt

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noun

Meaning 1

A warrant authorizing a distress.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: law

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: warrant

History

Etymology

From distress + warrant. First attested in 1888.

Across languages

Translations

1 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: dwangbevel — a warrant authorizing a distress